Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigates a daring break-in robbery during which an old woman was brutally tortured and later died in hospital. Antique items worth about ten million pounds have been stolen. As the detective and his team of forensics experts uncover new facts, it becomes clear that one of the key figures of this bloody drama is Gavin Daley, the ninety-five-year-old brother of the victim—and through him, one can reach criminal communities not only in Brighton, but also in New York…